disintegrating romantic relationship theme
A romantic relationship breaks down and becomes dysfunctional in one of the many ways such a thing can happen.
52 total · 5 choice · 33 major · 14 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahh2x20 | choice | James and Doris' marriage was gradually coming apart. Doris blamed James' inattentiveness. James thought her having a lover was somewhat to blame. |
| ahh3x25 | choice | Alex and his wife discussed a few times how their marriage had gone down the drain. The disintegration continued throughout the story and culminated in an attempted spouse murder. |
| movie: Annie Hall (1977) | choice | Alvy reflected on how his various relationships had gone down the drain |
| movie: Scenes from a Marriage (1974) | choice | Marianne and Johan's marriage fell to pieces and we saw the process in great detail |
| tz1959e5x24 | choice | An ever escalating quarrel between Joe and Phyllis culminated with Joe inadvertently defenestrating Phyllis. |
| ahh1x12 | major | Hadley's marriage with Sandra was coming to pieces due to his excessive drinking. She was about to leave him when he strangled her instead. |
| ahh3x02 | major | Keith and Elsa's marriage was falling to pieces during the course of the story, although it was probably unraveling even at the onset. |
| ahh3x07 | major | Between McGregor's flashbacks and recounting of happier days and the squalid present in which he was henpecked by a fat alcoholic, we are given a vivid picture of marriage breakdown. |
| ahh3x09 | major | Thomas and Mary's marriage was on the outs, perhaps having something to do with that they'd never had children. |
| ahp3x21 | major | We saw Eve and Jordan's broken down marriage in its death throws, or so it seemed. |